The Ezra Klein Show

Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation on something that matters. How do we address climate change if the political system fails to act? Has the logic of markets infiltrated too many aspects of our lives? What is the future of the Republican Party? What do psychedelics teach us about consciousness? What does sci-fi understand about our present that we miss? Can our food system be just to humans and animals alike?

This Is Why People Hate the Government

Aug 2026 · 5 books

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The Time Tax

Annie Lowry

she's the author of the new book the time tax which is all about this ▶ tap to play from here

Recoding America

Jen Palka

jen palka i think has like the greatest you know exegesis of this idea in recoding america ▶ tap to play from here

My Silent War

Kim Philby

this is a book called my silent war by kim philby ▶ tap to play from here

To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever

Will Blythe

it is called to hate like this is to be happy forever by will blythe ▶ tap to play from here

Gender Trouble

Judith Butler

gender trouble by judith butler ▶ tap to play from here

The China Shock 2.0

Aug 2026

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The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control

Aug 2026

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The Warring Visions of American Power

Aug 2026

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Ross Douthat: The Exit Interview

Aug 2026

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AMA: Peter Thiel, Chris Rufo and the D.S.A.

Aug 2026

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The A.I. Revolt Is Here

Aug 2026

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Christopher Nolan’s Trojan Horse

Aug 2026

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How Trump Has Changed, With Maggie Haberman

Jul 2026

0:00 / 58:57

What is the Democratic Party? What Could It Be?

Jul 2026

0:00 / 57:31

Platner’s Top Campaign Strategist on What Went Wrong

Jul 2026

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Best Of: A Breath of Fresh Air With Brian Eno

Jul 2026

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What Xi Jinping Wants

Jul 2026

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The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate

Jul 2026

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A Radical Vision for Israelis and Palestinians

Jul 2026

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The America That’s Still Possible

Jul 2026

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Chris Rufo Thinks the Right Can Control This. I Don’t.

Jun 2026

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I Keep Telling People We’re Living in This Dystopian Novel

Jun 2026

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Graham Platner, Jon Ossoff and the New Rules of Political Attention

Jun 2026

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What’s the Left’s Vision for Foreign Policy After Trump?

Jun 2026

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